Effective Jan. 1, 2012, the Arizona minimum wage will increase from $7.35 per hour to $7.65 per hour. The Arizona Minimum Wage Act does not apply to persons who are employed by a parent or a sibling, persons who are employed as babysitters in private homes on a casual basis, persons who are employed by the state of Arizona or the U.S. government, and any person employed in a small business...

The Industrial Commission of Arizona has updated the state's "Work Exposure to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Spinal Meningitis, or Tuberculosis (TB)" notice. According to the agency, certain classes of employees may more easily establish a claim related to MRSA, spinal meningitis or TB by reporting the details of the exposure to the employer no later than 30...

The Industrial Commission of Arizona, charged by the electorate with managing the state's minimum wage, has voted to increase the rate on Jan. 1, 2011, to $7.35 an hour. Following the Raise the Minimum Wage for Working Arizonans Act, which voters passed in 2006, the commission bases its minimum-wage decisions on fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers, U.S....

The state of Arizona has updated its "Discrimination is Prohibited in Employment" notice.  This change is mandatory, and all employers are required to replace their old notice with the current version.   The new notice now includes "Results of Genetic Testing" in the "On The Basis Of" section of the discrimination notice in English and Spanish....

Arizona has released a new mandatory poster for all employers titled "Work Exposure to Methicillin-Resistant Staphlococcus Aureus (MRSA), Spinal Meningitis, or Tuberculosis (TB)". The poster gives employees information on claims relating to work exposure to MRSA, TB and Spinal Meningitis. Under the Arizona Workers' Compensation Law, employees will be notified of any claims made...

Following voter approval of Propoistion 202 in 2007, Arizona's minimum wage is reset each January 1 by the Industrial Commission of Arizona to account for increases in the consumer price index (CPI), and on Jan. 1, 2009, the state minimum wage was raised from $6.90 to $7.25 an hour. Wages for employees who receive tips can be set at $3.00 less per hour provided employers can provide weekly...